{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Honda recall 12V486 (S61): Model Year 2002-2006 CR-V Passenger",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v486/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V486 (Honda): If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is...",
  "excerpt": "Honda Cr-V, model years 2002 to 2006. Filed by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2012. 268,655 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Honda is recalling certain model year 2002-2006 CR-V passenger vehicles, manufactured from February 19, 2002, through July 28, 2006. The driver-side power window switch may fail or melt. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Honda's own number for this recall: S61. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V486 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is not in use. As a precaution, owners are advised to park outside until the recall repair has been performed.” 12V486 Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) Electrical System 5 October 2012 2002-2006 HONDA CR-V If the switch fails, it could overheat, smoke, and cause a fire. A switch failure, and a fire, could occur even if the vehicle is not in use. As a",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:47:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:23:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Honda recall 12V486 (S61): Model Year 2002-2006 CR-V Passenger\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v486/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}